Southern Oregon Clayfolk

10/11/2026

Empty Bowls is this Monday, Oct 12 at Josephine County Fairgrounds 1451 Fairgrounds Rd., Grants Pass, OR at 6:00 pm! Join us in supporting local hunger relief efforts while enjoying delicious soups from our fantastic community restaurants, served in unique, handcrafted bowls made by local potters.

http://www.optionsonline.org/empty-bowls
Tickets are still available for purchase and online ticket sales will end at 8:00 PM on 10/11/26. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $40.
Join us in supporting local hunger relief efforts while enjoying delicious soups from our fantastic community restaurants, served in unique, handcrafted bowls made by local potters.

If you can't make the event, there is also a silent auction that will run until 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 14th. Silent Auction items will be on display at the event, but bidding is open to all! Silent Auction items must be picked up at the Josephine County Food Bank. The pickup period is from Thursday, October 15th, to Thursday, October 22rd.
Bidding open now at: https://EB2026.ggo.bid

Thanks to everyone supporting Empty Bowls to fight hunger in our community!
Empty Bowls Project - Josephine County

09/17/2026

Yay Ann!

09/17/2026

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Empty Bowls Project for Josephine County! This event will be held on Monday, October 12th, 2026 at 6:00 pm at the Josephine County Fairgrounds at 1451 Fairgrounds Rd, Grants Pass, Oregon.

Join us in supporting local hunger relief efforts while enjoying delicious soups from our fantastic community restaurants, served in unique, handcrafted bowls made by local potters.

Tickets are $35 if purchased in advance and $40 at the door.
Tickets can be purchased:
*In person at Options for Southern Oregon's Administration Building (1215 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97504)
-OR-
*Online at http://www.optionsonline.org/empty-bowls
Don't wait- tickets go fast! Together, we can reduce food insecurity and hunger in Josephine County!

The basic premise of Empty Bowls (an international event) is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators, and community members work with the community to create handcrafted bowls.

Attendees have the pleasure of selecting a bowl from hundreds of one-of-a-kind hand-crafted bowls donated by local area artists. Guests are invited to a meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a $35 (ticket bought in advance, $40 if purchased at the door) donation, guests are invited to keep a bowl of their choosing as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community.

Thanks to all the Clayfolk potters, community members, and restaurants that make this amazing event possible!

Visit : https://www.facebook.com/emptybowlsjoco to keep updated!

Pictured here - an assortment of bowls photographed by Ann O'Neil-Freauf and a fun group of potters at our last Clayfolk meeting with a visit and photo opportunity from Options!

Empty Bowls Project - Josephine County

09/17/2026

Tickets are now available for Empty Bowls Project - Josephine County!

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Empty Bowls Project!
Join us in supporting local hunger relief efforts while enjoying delicious soups from our fantastic community restaurants, served in unique, handcrafted bowls made by local potters.
Tickets are $35 if purchased in advance and $40 at the door.

Tickets can be purchased:
*In person at Options for Southern Oregon's Administration Building (1215 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97504)
-OR-
*Online at http://www.optionsonline.org/empty-bowls
Don't wait- tickets go fast! Together, we can reduce food insecurity and hunger in Josephine County!

08/28/2026

Join us this Sunday, August 30th at 2:30 pm! All Clayfolk members (or anyone curious about joining Clayfolk!) - please attend!

We'll be meeting at the Upper Applegate Grange at 3901 Upper Applegate Road and talking about all the upcoming good things happening with Clayfolk! Then we'll be enjoying a program, featuring some of our favorite potters sharing the epic fails and happy accidents they've encountered along the muddy way.

Hope to see you there! ☀️
(image from a previous delightful Clayfolk meeting!)

08/12/2026

Exciting news for all of you who aren't local to southern Oregon! Clayfolk potter, Summer Brendlinger , from Kilned with Kindness Pottery Studio has just released her summer line.

And along with this line, she’s also debuting a new website!
Head to kilnedwithkindness.com to see her latest work!

While you’re there, sign up for her newsletter so you can stay up to date with all KWK happenings. Congratulations, Summer! 💐

07/18/2026

Clayfolk member Teri Fahrendorf of Rain Dragon Studio now has her Oregon Dragon and Moon Cake magnets in Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden’s gift shop. She will also be showing and selling her new Lotus-themed small dishes at Lan Su Garden’s first annual Lotus Festival Market, July 24-26. Beautiful work, Teri!

07/17/2026

Karen Rycheck Artist of Bread + Butter Studios will be at Anacortes Festival of the Arts in Anacortes, WA on July 31st-Aug 2nd from 10am-6pm.

A gorgeous setting with over 100 amazing juried artists makes this a destination event! Be sure to visit if you are in the area, or even plan your trip to visit!

07/15/2026

Many of our Clayfolk potters up in Eugene will be sharing their work at the CLUB MUD Summer Pottery Sale on Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 9:00am-4:00pm at the Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 East Fifteenth Avenue, Eugene, OR

"Club Mud, Eugene’s oldest ceramic coop, will be hosting its annual Summer Sale on Sunday, July 26th from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Enjoy wandering through our garden area and visiting our working studio. Whether you’re looking for something functional or decorative, you’ll find an amazing assortment of ceramic work to match every pocketbook, be it gifts for your friends or maybe even your own piece to grace your home. Come and wander … you’ll be glad you did."

Hope you have a great sale!

06/26/2026

Lily Myers Kaplan of Peace, Love, & Beauty Pottery will be exhibiting at Ashland Art Works Community Gallery for the month of July. Opening Reception will be held on 7/3 from 5-8pm.

The exhibit is titled The Earth and Her People and centers on expressing the awe Lily feels in response to the tactile beauty of the natural world. Surface designs are interpretations of the art of Indigenous cultures and her recently conceived Desert Sands Series incorporates wild materials to create a surface reminiscent of pottery drawn directly from the living earth.

You're invited to come and see Lily's work at Ashland Art Works! Congrats, Lily! 💐